Many consider Toyah's masterpiece to be either 'The Changeling' or 'Anthem', I can't decide as I love both these albums equally. They are so different musically that attempting to compare them is pointless. 'Anthem' was recorded when Toyah was yet to experience massive fame and success, 'The Changeling' while she was in the middle of it. Yet to me they sound as though that should be reversed, 'The Changeling' far more experimental and darker than 'Anthem'

This album includes the awesome debut Toyah single 'Victims Of The Riddle'. The album has both punk and jazz influences, and this along with Toyah's vocals makes for very interesting listening. Overall it is dark, experimental, and for a debut, way ahead of its time.

Favourite Song : Victims Of The Riddle

This album includes 'Ieya', perhaps Toyah's best loved song. 'Blue Meanings' and 'She' are both dark and gothic, drowning in atmosphere. This is a fantastic follow up to 'Sheep Farming', less raw but still original, obscure and unique.

Favourite Song : Blue Meanings

What is there to say about 'Anthem' that hasn't been said already? This is where Toyah revealed her pop sensibility, and of course contains the song that brought her to the masses (It's A Mystery) and the one that lost her her music cred (I Want To Be Free). Those two are actually the weakest on the album. 'Anthem' still sounds fresh twenty years after first being released, and 'Jungles Of Jupiter' is one of the best songs of the eighties.

Favourite Song : Jungles Of Jupitr

No one could ever accuse Toyah of taking the easy option. They could easily have churned out an Anthem 2 to capitalise on the huge success of 1981, but instead they released this. 'Creepy Room' is an interesting opener, and the atmosphere slowly builds. My favourite track is probably 'The Packt', amazing guitars on there. Toyah's voice had never sounded stronger and the lyrics are definitely up there as the best of her career.

Favourite Song : The Packt

Melodic. Toyah grows up. Initially this album seemed far less 'gothic' than 'The Blue Meaning' and 'The Changeling' but after a while I started to hear touches buried in some of the tracks, particularly 'Rebel Of Love'. Again this is Toyah heading off in the completely opposite direction to the previous album, but then 'The Changeling' was never going to be bettered. 'Dreamscape' and 'Time Is Ours' are awesome Toyah tracks.

Favourite Song : Dreamscape (what else?!!)

Toyah's first album without the Toyah band and not on Safari Records. I remember at the time thinking 'why did she have to leave Safari?' and 'that new logo is crap!'. But seriously in my humble opinion this album contains Toyah's most stunning vocal performance ever, on 'Sympathy'. The emotion and power in her voice is incredible and makes you feel for the half the world that "lies down and quietly starves".

Favourite Song : Sympathy

Firstly I have to say that Desire includes the worst song Toyah ever committed to vinyl. I'm sure I don't have to tell you that it's her cover of Donna Summer's 'Love's Unkind'. At the time I remember thinking 'Toyah shouldn't be lowering herself to sing this crap, is this the same person who sang 'Neon Womb' and 'Victims'?' Strangely the other cover, of Martha and the Muffin's 'Echo Beach', is actually an excellent pop song and, unlike 'Love's Unkind', Toyah really gets her teeth into it and sings it wonderfully.

Like 'Minx' there is some great songs here, 'Moon Migration', 'Moonlight Dancing' and the sublime title track to name a few but also like 'Minx ' there seems to be no real direction.

Favourite Song : Moon Migration

Who on earth could have predicted that the follow up to 'Desire' would be this diverse, back to basics, ahead of it's time piece of vinyl? This was the old Toyah, but also the new Toyah too. The great thing about albums like 'The Blue Meaning' and 'The Changeling' were the way Toyah loved to experiment with sound and use her voice as a sort of instrument. Listen to some of those old songs and her backing vocals and you'll see what I mean. On 'Prostitute' Toyah returned to that. This album needs to be listened to as a whole to really appreciate it, I have listened to it countless times and still hear new things each time even after 12 years.

Favourite Song : Obsession

Toyah's vocals on this Sunday All Over The World album are outstanding. Every song sounds fresh, and the lyrics are great too. In my opinion 'Freedom' is one of the greatest songs of Toyah's career.

Favourite Song : Freedom

Released almost simultaneously with 'Kneeling At The Shrine', this is a very close companion. This album, along with 'The Changeling' and 'Prostitute' could be the trilogy used to demonstrate that Toyah should be held in the same regard as female artists like Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Sinead OcOnnor, Sarah Maclachlan etc.

Favourite Song : Brilliant Day

This album has been savaged for being too dancey, faceless and predictable. In my opinion there are some good tracks on here. Most notably the title song. If someone like Madonna had released 'Dreamchild' as a single in 1994 it would have been hailed as the second coming or something! Melodically 'Dreamchild' could have been on 'Love Is The Law' and the single  'Out of the Blue', as well as 'World of Tension' are both great pop songs. Toyah's vocals on most of the album are great and work really well with Tayce's. Admittedly there are a couple of useless songs here too, but this was the case with 'Minx' and 'Desire' so what's the big deal? The strangest thing about this album is that Toyah didn't write any of it, Toyah always put so much life into her lyrics and it is weird hearing her singing words that didn't come from her fascinating mind.

Favourite Song : Dreamchild

First I have to admit that I hardly ever listen to the eight rerecordings on here (well, except the stonking 'Ieya' rerecord), much prefer the originals. BUT I love the first six new songs. 'Now I'm Running' and  'Invisible Love' are both awesome songs. Even after almost eight years I still think this album deserves a proper UK release.

Favourite Song : Now I'm Running